Canon has announced the EOS 100D/Rebel SL1, the world's smallest, lightest DSLR. It shares the 18MP resolution, DIGIC 5 processor, 3" touchscreen and 1080p30 video capability of the mirrorless EOS M. The camera does introduce much wider scene coverage of Canon's Hybrid AF system and shoots at up to 4 fps. The 100D has a recommended price of $799.99/£799 with the co-announced EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM kit lens.

CANON U.S.A. ANNOUNCES WORLD’S SMALLEST AND LIGHTEST DSLR CAMERA

MELVILLE, N.Y., March 21, 2013MELVILLE, N.Y., March 21, 2013 – Continuing the quest to deliver superb product innovations, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the world’s smallest and lightest DSLR* camera: the EOS Rebel SL1 Digital SLR Camera. It features a newly developed 18.0- megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor and high-performance DIGIC 5 Image Processor for exceptional image quality and speed. With its combination of lightweight size, ease of use and outstanding image quality, the EOS Rebel SL1 is perfect for users looking for the ideal camera to bring sightseeing on vacation or to capture the everyday

Advanced Image Quality in a Compact Body

As the world's smallest and lightest DSLR, the new camera body is 4.6" (w) x 3.57" (h) x 2.74" (d), and weighs only 14.36 oz.** In comparison, the EOS Rebel SL1 is approximately 25 percent smaller and 28 percent lighter than the EOS Rebel T4i digital camera.

The EOS Rebel SL1 features an 18 megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor that performs exceptionally well in both bright and dimly lit shooting environments with an ISO range of 100-12800 (expandable to H: 25600) for photos and ISO-6400 (expandable to H: 12800) for video. Canon’s DIGIC 5 Image Processor technology allows for exceptional image quality and shooting speed up to four frames per second (fps).

The camera includes a new nine-point center cross-type autofocus (AF) system to help achieve fast, sharp focus. The new AF system also includes a new Hybrid CMOS AF II sensor, which provides a wider focus area when shooting photos or video in Live View mode, and a continuous AF speed that’s increased from previous EOS models.

To help capture video with ease, the EOS Rebel SL1 features Canon's Movie Servo AF, which provides continuous AF tracking of moving subjects. When shooting video with one of Canon’s new STM lenses, such as the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM (available in the standard lens kit), Movie Servo AF takes advantage of the lens’ stepping motor for smooth and quiet continuous AF. The camera is capable of Full HD shooting in a number of recording sizes and frame rates, and enables easy manual control of exposure, focus and Live View features. The combination of Canon’s new Hybrid CMOS AF system II and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens is ideal for shooting video helping to ensure only the sounds of the scene are recorded.

Allowing for clear and easy viewing even in bright environments, the Touch Screen three inch Clear View LCD monitor II provides a rich and expansive display as well as providing intuitive touch panel operation. Two finger touch gestures (multi-touch) can be easily used for zooming or changing images, accessing menu and quick control settings, and activating focus point and shutter release while shooting

Creativity at your FingertipsThe EOS Rebel SL1 encourages users to explore their creative side with a wide array of features for convenience and simple shooting. The EOS Rebel SL1 is equipped with Scene Intelligent Auto Mode, an advanced function that detects faces, colors, brightness, movement, contrast, distance and other factors and automatically adjusts and selects the exposure method needed. The results are photos with a wide dynamic range, ideal for users without advanced photography knowledge or experience.

Users can also access advanced imaging features like the new Effect Shot mode, which automatically creates two different shots, one with a selected creative filter and one without. In addition, Creative Filters and Background Blur Simulation can now be displayed in real time during Live View shooting. Editing photos is also a snap with the Rebel SL1’s in-camera editing and cropping functionality. This feature allows users to view and crop the image using the camera’s LCD touch screen and save the edited version as a separate file.

For those who would like to take beautiful photos with ease, the EOS Rebel SL1 offers a variety of scene modes to explore. New special scene modes include Kids, Food and Candlelight, giving users advanced presets to help ensure the best possible photos even under difficult shooting conditions.

Pricing and Availability

The new EOS Rebel SL1 Digital SLR Camera is scheduled to be available in April for an estimated retail price of $649.99 for the body alone or $799.99 bundled with the new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM kit lens.

For more information about the EOS Rebel SL1 Digital SLR Camera, and a full list of product specifications, visit www.usa.canon.com/eos.

* Among digital SLR cameras which use APS-C size equivalent sensors. As of March 1, 2013. ** Weight specifications are for camera body only; does not include battery or memory card

As someone who has used canon from when i started learning photography on my own years until last year when i purchased the omd i must say that my fanboyism has died and common sense taken place, if i were to return to dslrs i would pick up a nikon despite the lenses costing more in my country and being much harder to resell as in my country 70% of the market is canon 15-20% nikon and then sony and pentax share the left overs. (including m/43s in these numbers)

Pentax has made DSLR bodies arguably smaller than this in the past -- though not lighter. I believe there are a few Pentax bodies that were shorter and narrower than this but Pentax bodies are usually slightly thicker and heavier due to the in-body sensor-based SR...and some of those small Pentax bodies were designed to take much bulkier AA batteries. (and unlike the small Oly bodies, the Pentax models actually housed a sensor slightly larger than this Canon).

Part of this Canon's diet was to allow reduced battery life by dropping the relatively big DSLR battery and shrink the handgrip that would have housed it. I imagine it will still handle OK with the relatively compact and light kit lenses it's likely to be used with most.

Bah full frame and medium format is useless trash,, large format is the only good sensor that should be made (notice the sarcasm and how i am pointing at how ignorant your comment was and yes i am talking down to you for a good reason)

@yabokkie - I use both APS-C and m4/3. With the same aperture, same focus distance, and same framing, my APS-C cameras give better DOF control than my m4/3. Why is this so? Because an m4/3 sensor (which has a 2X multiplier) inherently has to use a shorter focal length to get the same framing as an APS-C camera (which has a 1.6x or 1.5x multiplier). Since focal length effects DOF, you get less DOF control with m4/3. So it really DOES come back to the size of the sensor. Yes, you can try to use lenses with larger apertures and longer focal lengths to get around this issue, but that of course means larger lenses, higher weight, and greater expense.

>>I use both APS-C and m4/3. With the same aperture, same focus distance, and same framing, my APS-C cameras give better DOF control than my m4/3. <<This is obvious. Use bigger aperture with the m43 for the same DOF.

The factors 2 and 3 determine the field of view (the viewed area pictured within the picture frame) and both are inevitably related to sensor size. That is why that, at the same distance between C and S, the cameras with bigger sensor will use longer lenses (less DOF) to cover the same pictured area than the cameras with smaller sensors. And, with the same given focal length of the lens (mm), the cameras with bigger sensors should be closer to the subject (less DOF) in order to achieve the same pictured area by a camera with a smaller sensor.

The key factor here is the viewed area pictured within the picture frame. With that in mind it is possible to understand why the people say that the bigger the sensor, the shallow the Deep Of Field, even though is not the sensor size itself but the relation between the focal length and the distance between the camera, the subject and the background, which are the factors that determine the field of view.

- Potential mirrorless owners who need more lenses- Travel camera for photographers who need or want TTL OVF- Secondary camera for Canon user (eg. for travel photography - you'll take only one set of lenses instead of two - one for mirrorless and one for the DSLR)- Soccer mums / casual shooters- Basically: all of the OM-D and GH-3 buyers (both are in the size of 100D, only offer less lenses (but smaller), while Canon got more, and still offers quite a few of good focal lengths in tiny lenses (eg. 50mm prime or pancakes (note here that not only Canon manufactures pancake lens with EOS bayonet), and on top of that: got better AF system).

There are millions and millions of people who are still buying DSLRs every single day, and quite a lot of them want something just a bit smaller than what is currently available, but don't quite feel comfortable with going with one of the mirrorless systems because they still want the potential upgrade path of Canon's DSLR system. Plus, there is an enormous pool of existing Canon DSLR users who would want this camera is a second or third body.

And video, and a higher frame rate, and a lot more customization options, fun JPEG modes, and and and

It's a lot more camera, there's no denying that. On size, I see your argument, it's pretty sound, but smallest is smallest.

Oly should re-introduce the E450 with the new 16mp sensor, LCD screen, and menu system. That would be a nice camera for 4/3 users. That and an E7. Minimal investment, 4/3 users are still chugging along.

Cool! Now if they would add in-body stabilization, 6fps, focus peaking, metal frame, a great low-light sensor and weather resistance, then cut the price by $180, they'd have a Pentax K30. To admit it, though, AF during video and touch screen might be nice advantages over the Pentax, and I'm sure there are others I'm overlooking. The dimensions are slightly smaller and it is several ounces lighter, though the kit lens is heavier. Hope it does well and gets newbies into the hobby.

Nikon sensors over time have continously been improving in dynamic range, color depth and high ISO even as the megapixels have been increasing. Canon on the other hand have been relatively stagnant in its sensor innovation and in its inexcsuable that in four iterations at such a competitive segment of the market that it cannot come up with anything better. I'm a Canon man if owning a G1X and a SX260HS counts. However if I'm going to upgrade to an entry/mid tier DSLR based on curent offerings I really cannot see why I would choose Canon over Nikon other than maybe lens selection and shooting video.

Smaller aperture DOES NOT mean lower image quality! Check Pentax pancakes - they are usually around f/2.8 and offer excellent image quality, often beating crap out of Canon or Nikon f/1.4 or f/1.8 glass.And the lenses can get smaller - Pentax got whole bunch of them. If Canon follows similar scheme - it might be an amazing competition to the m4/3 (especially for larger size bodies).

I welcome efforts by Canon, Nikon et el, in coming up with ever increasing choices for consumers.. it may not appeal to many, but it will appeal to many others, so yaay for consumer choice!

I believe this size format is intended to address consumers who are considering getting a m4/3 camera such as the Oly E-M5, but don't like the EOS-M offering. Being smaller will make it a much closer candidate to the mirrorless competition. I see this as one way in which Canon hopes to fight back against the m4/3 cams, as there are a lot of experienced photographers who increasingly want the benefits of smaller & lighter, and this might go some way to address those needs.

However, I'm not sure how much mileage can be gained as the reflex design and APS-C sensor still means that lenses are a *lot* bigger & heavier than the m4/3 alternatives. In the end, it will likely still not be a m4/3 stormer as the total weight of the SYSTEM including lenses cannot truly trump m4/3.

NX?! Hahahaha, this system is still alive?!From all of the photographic systems we've got you jump with NX. Come on. You really need to be desperate to buy Samsung gear. Perhaps Galaxy phone is "ok", but cameras? Seriously?

Under the risk of showing extreme levels of ignorance about the subject, I really don´t get this small DSLR quest.

- If you wanna be discreet (for street photography or whatever), this won´t do. It´s all about the form factor, not size of things. If this ressembles a DSLR, you will still look like a Paparazzi, although one with small camera.

- if you wanna good IQ at a small package, there´re lots of choices already: Leica, EOS M, Coolpix A, a bunch of Sony Nex, Sigma DP, P&S, whatever.

- you mind about fewer grams, time to gain some muscle. A girl can hold a 1 kg camera all day long. Besides, whatever lens you use, it will weight more than the camera, so what´s the point of saving 90 grams on the body? As I said, time to enter a gym.

- all this little cameras do is present really bad ergonomics. I have a GH2, which is the best VIDEO camera I´ve ever had, but at the same time, the worst ergonomics of all time.

Your comments show a lot of ignorance. I shoot with a 5D and 60D, but I would gladly add an SL1 as a more compact alternative to my current cameras. I can pretty much guarantee you that walking around with this tiny DSLR will be a lot less conspicuous and intimidating than walking around with any of my other DSLRs. And I don't think I'll have any problem with the ergonomics because I also shoot with an even tinier Olympus E-PM1 (often with a Canon EF lens mounted on it using an EF-to-m4/3 adapter)! Plus, there are times when even slight difference in weight can make a difference in overall comfort.

So this camera seems to have the two main things that people missed about the EOS-M: built in flash, OVF. Sure it is a bit more bulky, but not much if you consider the EOS-M with the EF adapter mounted.The elephant in the room of course is the AF speed... If that is any better than the EOS-M, then in my opinion this will sell well amongst the people looking for a second Canon DSLR body.

Unless this horse has already bolted. Nice camera, attractive size, probably has Nikon a bit worried, but can it turn around the ever-dwindling sales of entry level dSLRs as people move to mirrorless? I'm not so sure.

It should sell well to folks that want DSLR capabilities w/o the weight. On the other hand, we Pentaxians would like to point out the K-30 as a great alternative. From our biased perspective, it's a much more capable camera w/o many relative weaknesses. Good for Canon, though, if it puts pressure on everyone else--competition benefits buyers of all brands.

Jay--Not sure focusing would be better than on the k30. A side- by-side comparison of the 2 models' capabilities will be of interest. But if it does--again, good for both makes...that much more incentive for Pentax to improve.

Richard - DSLR form-factor, DSLR lenses. NEX5 got... 13 AF lenses? And the most common focal lengths are either twice the price as these for Alpha, or unavailable at all. Sorry, but NEX is a joke for someone who wants to buy a DSLR. It's good if you plan to stick with pancake zoom and have too much money. Not at all in any other scenario. Especially if you are tight on budget.

klavrack, the K-30, (which is a semi-pro model like K20D or K10D), or even the K-r, is quite a bit heavier than the SL1 (Super-Light 1). So I'm not so sure about their "alternative" status. The K-r/K-x/K-m is obviously due for an update.

The SL1 is significant because it is a Canon, and all that goes with that, the lens/flash/accessory choices both 1st and 3rd party, the extensive repair/service network, refined interface and documentation, marketing/distribution/pricing/bundling, software compatibility, resale value...

The blogosphere might eventually wakeup from their love affair with new camera shapes, which isn't necessarily shared by the global consumer. The DSLR, a word that has not lost its charm, offline anyway, is not yet dead.

As @Ermac said, a low end, basic dslr should be <$500 MSRP to compete. At this $500 price point you can prioritize IQ (dSLR), size (premium compact), a mix (mirrorless). The IQ-on-the-cheap crowd is not that big and they can get huge value if they bump their pricepoint closer to $1K.

Basically it's not all about the height/width of these small cameras that matters the most. It's the depth. And as clearly seen in the picture above, this is just another fat SLR camera regardless of its height/width.

I mean, just look at the current Fujis. Those are chunky mirrorless cameras no smaller than a typical SLR in height/width. But with a prime they are still considered small laying flat saving space.

When you get something like a typical micro four thirds and slap on the magnificent 20mm f1.7, you can easily through it in your slingbag and it totally disappears. Even the relatively largish OM-D E-M5 can be slipped into cargo pants.

Now go and try doing stuff like that with this so called mirrorless competitor SLR.

No cake Canon. I was hoping for some spectacular creativity. This camera is just downright lame.

We'll give you an optical viewfinder, dSLR handling, and full compatibility with EF system lenses. You sacrifice to carry a little bit more bulk than a typical u43 system camera.

I agree with your basic point: long lenses are what makes cameras bulky, but that applies equally well to the OM-D with kit zoom, and the XE-1 with kit zoom, as it does to this Canon. If you are going to be running around with that kind of lens attached, the Canon is not at a huge disadvantage here.

OMD is some of the largest m43 cams. Take and EPL5 and some primes and look at the difference. Even with OMD...the OMD has a tiltablescreen, weathersealing, IBISand that kitlens is alrger, but it is has singifcantly more reach (24-100 compared to 27 to 90 mm) and is weahtersealed with macro function too.

With a zoom, the difference simply becomes a lot bigger not smaller. You can have an EPL5 or OMD with the 20mm Panny, 7-14 mm Panny, 45-150 Oly or Panny and the 14-42 kitlens. Put the OMD and 20mm in one pocket and the other in another. It is no problem at all. Try to do that with any DSLR and get a similar reach. The 100-300 mm Pany weighs less than 1/3 of what a similar Canon/nikon lens weighs.

Also: the OMD/EPL5 has a better sensor, better dynamic range.

The canon will prolly sell well, because very few people approach this cam as we do over here. But for somone who wants a small, wellrounded cam with small and very good lenses there seem to be better choices on the market.

Put a zoom lens, large sensor, large rear standard aspect ratio LCD, flash, EVF, decent battery and grip either on or in the camera and you get almost the same size whether the camera has a mirror or not.

I like this announcement. I gave myself a couple of hours to think about it before I decided to have an opinion.

I like the idea of a well featured compact DSLR with a decent optical finder, and based on the specifications it seems Canon has nearly nailed this one.

My only concern is the use of Canons decent but aging 18mp sensor, it seems Canons semi-conductor facility isn't able to keep up with competition. Surely the sensor is decent, but it's lacking in DR and the CDAF off it doesn't seem capable enough to keep up with competition.

Thing is with Canon, they are a package company. It's not about one or two headliner features with them, rather, they seem to be best at creating a well balanced and capable product overall- in short they are consistent.

This camera might entice me to buy one. I loved the Oly E420/450 based on its small size and feature set, but its finder/sensor/menu system left a lot to be desired. Compared to those record holders (smallest DSLR period...), the new SL1 addresses all the issues I had with the Oly I had, which was the E450.

In addition, it adds MUCH more functionality to it, and if the small 40mm pancake is added, it's a really small light combo to have around. Canon should make a couple more pancakes so there's a set of 3 to choose from.

The problem, and Pentax does this too, is that the 40mm "pancake" lens is a uninteresting and unhelpful focal length on APS-C, and the mirror-box makes small, fast, wide angle lenses difficult to design.

There's another thing: mirrorless cameras are new, closed systems, electronic coupling. Lenses can be designed with the cameras's correction system in mind. A lot of optical flaws can be "mopped up" in this way so the max aperture can be pushed wider, where Nikon, Pentax, and Canon simply cannot because they must consider back compatibility to older cameras with no correction.

I'm not complaining, there's a difference in pointing out the fact that Canon's sensors are testing below competitors at this level of camera, and complaining about the sensor. I have no issue with the sensor for my use, but it's something that users and prospective buyers are talking about a lot more. Canon knows they need to keep up in this area and improve, nothing to hide there. And I'm certainly not complaining.

@ cgarrard:I haven't read Canon's statement...I read this article, and the very first sentence atop THIS page states:"Canon has announced the EOS 100D/Rebel SL1, the world's smallest, lightest DSLR." Full stop.Reading issues, you said?

Yes, I can see that, but as said, I didn't read that part (Canon's). If you go further up, above the camera pic, the ingress of the DPR article still says:"Canon has announced the EOS 100D/Rebel SL1, the world's smallest, lightest DSLR." That's what I read, and that's what I commented on. And it's still wrong.So, read once again.(that said, we're both right here then ;)

I did read that, I saw it right away, which is why I read more because I knew it's not the worlds smallest DSLR, the Oly E410,420,450 are. So I figured Canon had to include language somewhere in the press release that clarifies their claim, which they did. Therefore the horse is beaten enough :).

Almost nobody would use anything BUT the kit 18-55 (maybe a similar kit from their old broken Rebel) on this thing. And what is out there to use commensurate to the size of the body - the useless 40/2.8?

I was hoping for a nice small M43 Canon with the ability to use all the M43 Lumix and Olympus lenses, and with a new sensor. I have Nikon, Olympus, and Lumix and would love to get into a nice compact Canon body but what a boring release this is.

Why on earth would Canon make a body for Lumix and Olympus lenses? What do you like so much about Canon's bodies over Olympus and Panasonic that makes this desirable? Wouldn't your hopes be more realistically directed towards Olympus and Panasonic making the needed changes to their bodies to fix your perceived deficiencies?

I was hoping for a Ferrari shopping cart (oh, wait, there probably is one.) Canon already has the barest beginnings of a mirrorless system and has no reason to abandon it (yet). I would have loved to have seen other camera makers buy into Micro 4/3, but they've all decided to go their own ways. Just as they did with dslrs in years past.

Cooperation is not natural for these very competitive companies. Even Olympus and Panasonic have done things differently enough in their MFT bodies and lenses to discourage mixing and matching. Canon would have been even less likely to stay within the standard.

The metric system is a UN conspiracy to take over the freedom loving people of the world!The freemasons have 5 digit on both hands and if you add them up that makes 10, which is the number the metric system is based on!!!!!:-)

Canon USA's press release only shows inch and ounce, but our specs beneath the release show both inch and metric. Camera review websites acknowledge the Internet, while most camera sales companies are by definition limited to their home country. For whatever reason, most Americans stick to the old system, even after 40 years of halfhearted government effort, hence Canon USA's omission of metric in the opening lines of the press release.

In theory and officially they're metric, but in practice many in the UK actually use a mix of old and new. People are still giving their weight in stones, and distances are not uncommonly measured in miles.

MarkInSF - only in the markets you can see old system. Shops, offices... everything uses metric system in UK. Basically an imperial system is used only there where you can find a lot of old grumpy people ;)

Great small form factor should be a hit at Best Buy where people will see it's diminutive size and be drawn to it- BIG problem is you'll still need those BIG and heavy lenses to shoot with it..........they should just join the m4/3 consortium and make their own micro 4/3 camera and release their own m4/3 lenses- then they'd really shake things up!!!

Got to give Canon credit for introducing another camera that absolutely polarizes the user responses! While this isn't for me, I can see a market for it; people who want a small and light SLR who don't obsess about having the "best" sensor on the market. Canon's sensors are still quite good, even if Sony's are a notch better. And I'm betting that 99.99% of the buyers of this unit will never shoot anything but JPG and will never know the difference.

Nice camera if only .... Yes if only Canon would have taken those photographers seriously who like a small no frills camera as a real tool. But no - again the typical tunnel vision dimly lit viewfinder (pentamirror!) - again only one control dial. Canon you did again what you did with the M: you missed a chance.

Because next year they can release an upgraded version so that everyone who bought this one can have a touch of buyers remorse. Its a new model so of course they have to hold back on features on the first one.

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